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2024 Atlanta Falcons season

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2024 Atlanta Falcons season
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The 2024 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fourth under general manager Terry Fontenot and their first under head coach Raheem Morris. They improved on their 7–10 record from the previous three years, but failed to make the playoffs, extending a six-year absence and their seven-year NFC South title drought. Despite this, their highlights included a sweeping the eventual NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a Week 2 victory over the eventual Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles.

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In a Week 5 Thursday night matchup against the Buccaneers, Kirk Cousins set a franchise record for most passing yards in a game, throwing for 509 yards, beating the record previously set by Matt Ryan in 2016.[1] The Falcons' 6–3 start was also their best since 2016. They then went through a four-game losing streak plagued by turnovers and poor defensive play; the Falcons would subsequently bench Cousins after Week 15 for first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr. Their Week 16 win over the New York Giants secured their eighth victory of the season, their most since 2017.

The Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for a seventh consecutive season as regulation time was expiring in their Week 18 game against the Carolina Panthers, due to a Buccaneers win over the Saints. The Panthers subsequently defeated Atlanta in overtime, extending Atlanta's streak of losing seasons to seven years.

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Draft

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Draft trades

  1. The Falcons traded second- and third-round selections (43rd and 79th overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (35th and 186th overall).[2]
  2. The Falcons traded WR Calvin Ridley to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a third-round selection (79th overall) and a 2023 fifth-round selection (159th overall).[3]
  3. The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (230th overall) and LB Deion Jones to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round selection (197th overall).[4]
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Staff

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2024 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President – Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith
  • Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Ryan Pace
  • Director of college scouting – Adetokunbo Abanikanda
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Michael Ross
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Marquice Williams
  • Assistant special teams – Steven King

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of Player Performance – John Griffin
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Paul Constantine
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Erik Jernstrom
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Josh Nelson
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Final roster

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2024 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 12 reserve, 15 practice squad (1 exempt)
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Preseason

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
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at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Despite being down 18–15 and not having the ball past the two minute warning, an incomplete pass by the Eagles on 3rd down gave the Falcons the ball back with over a minute and a half down by 6. Kirk Cousins drove down the field to give the Falcons a one-point lead on a late touchdown by Drake London. The Falcons defense then secured the upset when Jessie Bates III intercepted Jalen Hurts, allowing Atlanta to pick up its first win in Philadelphia since the 2012 season.[8] This would be the Eagles only home loss of the season.

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 4: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Younghoe Koo went 4/4 on field goals including a 58-yard field goal, the longest in Mercedes-Benz Stadium history, in a 26–24 divisional win against the New Orleans Saints.

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 5: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Week 6: at Carolina Panthers

Week 6: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
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at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

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Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 7: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 70,691
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
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Week 8: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
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at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,787
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 72,665
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,005
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos – Game summary
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at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

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Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 13: Los Angeles Chargers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 67,008
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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In addition to suffering their fourth straight loss, the Falcons fell out of the NFC South lead for the first time since Week 4 after the Buccaneers defeated the Raiders the same day.

Week 15: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 15: Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
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at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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The next day, the Falcons benched Kirk Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr.

Week 16: vs. New York Giants

Week 16: New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,404
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
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With the win, the Falcons improved to 8–7 and, with the Buccaneers' loss later that day to the Cowboys, regained first place in the NFC South.

Week 17: at Washington Commanders

Week 17: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders – Game summary
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at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,480
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
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With the loss, the Falcons fell to 8–8, and combined with the Buccaneers' win over the Panthers earlier in the day, caused Atlanta to fall behind once again in the NFC South race. In addition, the Falcons failed to sweep the NFC East following the loss.

Week 18: vs. Carolina Panthers

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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Before the overtime period began, the Buccaneers defeated the Saints, clinching the NFC South and eliminating the Falcons from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season. With the loss, they finished with an 8–9 record, also suffering their seventh consecutive losing season.

Standings

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